1. Amistad
He had nothing to lost, he chose "to take the boat that night" (Parker 35), which is possibly the most important decision he had ever made up to that point. He is determined to reach freedom at all costs, he decides that he will either "get off the boat safely or else go to the river for (his) final escape from a life that had already become intolerable" (Parker 36). ... Luckily, he is able to have a better sense of freedom than in jail by being sent to "the country to work in the open air" (Parker 45), giving him just a small amount of the freedom of nature. ... After his brush with deat...
To save money, they would stuff a lot of Africans in one boat so they could transport more Africans at a time. ... Some of the Africans who survived the boat trip were injured for life. ... Years later the first African Public school opened in New York City in 1787. ...
Slavery has been present in society throughout history. Since the beginning of time slaves have been dehumanized and treated as property. Owners used the slave's ignorance as a tool against them to convince them that they would be unhappy with freedom and therefore should be content with their curre...
The Industrial Revolution in England can be termed a "revolution" because of the far reaching changes that accompanied it. These changes affected the social, economic and political affairs of Britain. However, it must be noted that this revolution could have only occurred with the aid of internal fa...
At 17, Joseph Sturgis opened his door to the painted faces of Munsee and Shawnee warriors who shot him in the face and raided the house. ... Not only were slaves to do labor, they also cleaned houses, build houses, sailed boats, manage the labor of fellow slaves and were even forced to have sex among whites. ...